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Energy and How to Get It (1981)

Filmed in Wendover, Nevada, in early 1981, Energy and How to Get It combines documentary and fictional ideas. What began as a documentary film about Robert Golka, an engineer who was experimenting with ball lightning and the development of fusion as an energy force, was turned into a spoof on the documentary form, inserting fictional characters into the story such as the Energy Czar (William Burroughs), and a Hollywood agent (filmmaker Robert Downey). (mfah.org)

  • Comedy
  • Documentary

Top billed cast

  • Photo of William S. BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs
  • Photo of Dr. JohnDr. John
  • Photo of Allan MoyleAllan Moyle
  • Photo of Robert Downey Sr.Robert Downey Sr.

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